Ewald Mataré 4790434 222748351 2008-06-30T22:28:41Z Georgehwk 5065500 '''Ewald Wilhelm Hubert Mataré''' ([[February 25]], [[1887]] in [[Burtscheid|Burtscheid, Aachen]] – [[March 28]], [[1965]] in [[Büderich (Wesel)|Büderich]]) was a [[Germany|German]] [[painter]] and [[sculptor]], who dealt with, among other things, the figures of men and animals in a stylized form. [[image:Ewald_Matare_Engel_Essen.jpg|thumb|Angel at the Bishop's apartments of the [[Diocese of Essen]]]] ==Career== Mataré began his instruction as an artist at the [[Akademie der Künste]] in [[Berlin]] in [[1907]]. He was a student of Prof. [[Julius Ehrentraut]] (b. 1841), [[Lovis Corinth]] (1858-1925), and [[History painting|History painter]] [[Arthur Kampf]]. In [[1918]], he joined the [[November Group]]. Mataré first dedicated himself to sculpture after finishing his painting studies A great part of his sculpted work are of animal figures. In [[1932]] he received a professorship at the [[Kunstakademie Düsseldorf]]. After the [[Machtergreifung]] of [[1933]]; however, all cultural and artistic life in Germany was suppressed by the [[Nazi]]s and Mataré was expelled. Declared "[[Degenerate Art]]", his public sculptures were destroyed and his sole source of income became commissions from the church. After the war, Mataré was asked to become the director of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, but he quickly resigned because he felt there were still too many professors at the Akademie who had been actively teaching there during the [[Third Reich]]. Furthermore, no one was interested in his ambitious reform plans, which would have allowed fourteen-year-olds to study at the Akademie. Mataré's most famous student, besides [[Erwin Heerich]] and [[Georg Meistermann]], was [[Joseph Beuys]]. During the post-war era, Mataré took many commissions from the public sector; he also worked on many churches, e.g. he built four doors for the south portal of the [[Cologne Cathedral]]. ==Private Life== At 37 years old, Mataré entered into a deep depression. Nevertheless, in [[1922]] he married the 31-year-old Hanna Hasenbäumer. With her he had a daughter, Sonja Beatrice (b. [[9 August]] [[1926]]). Mataré died in [[1965]] from a [[pulmonary embolism]]. His nephew [[Herbert Mataré|Herbert Franz Mataré]] (born 1912) is a German physicist and co-inventor of the "european [[transistor]]" 1948. ==Awards== *[[1914]] Silver Medal at the [[Akademie der Künste]] in [[Berlin]]. *[[1952]] [[Thorn Prikker Prize]] from the city of [[Krefeld]] *[[1955]] Gold medal at the [[Triennale in Mailand]] *[[1957]] [[Stefan Locher Medal]] from the City of [[Cologne]] *[[1958]] [[Bundesverdienstkreuz|Großes Verdienstkreuz]] of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]] ==Works== Mataré's most famous works include: *Doors of the south portal of [[Cologne Cathedral]] *Doors of the Church of Peace in [[Hiroshima]] *Altar design in St. Andreas Church in Düsseldorf *The entire interior of St. Rochus Church in Düsseldorf (partially destroyed, lost) *The phoenix in the [[North Rhine-Westphalia]] Parliament (''Landtag'') building *The pigeon fountain in front of Cologne Cathedral *Entrance gate and windows of the [[Kunstakademie Düsseldorf]] *Portal of St. Lambertus Basilica in Düsseldorf *Façade as well as Portal and Balcony at the Essen Minster Schatzhaus. *Façade of Haus Atlantis in [[Bremen]] *Soldier Memorial in [[Cleves]] *His last large project ([[1965]]): Entrance doors and décor of the chapal at the Catholic Social Institute (KSI) of the [[Archdiocese of Cologne]] in [[Bad Honnef]]. Matare's work varies from the pleasing simplicity of his animal forms in which he explores shape and line, to the profound spirituality of his religious works. Even those not religiously inclined cannot fail to be deeply moved by many of these works. In them, he expresses what is best in the human spirit. A recent (2006) exhibition of his work in Salzburg, Austria demonstrated the heights which his work could achieve. It is remarkable that an artist of such power is not better known internationally. ==References== *The information in this article is based on a translation of its German equivalent. ==External links== *[http://www.ludorff.com/ap/matare/mataree.html Biography & Available works by Ewald Mataré] {{DEFAULTSORT:Matare, Ewald}} [[Category:1887 births|Mataré, Ewald]] [[Category:1965 deaths|Mataré, Ewald]] [[Category:Deaths from pulmonary embolism|Mataré, Ewald]] [[Category:German painters|Mataré, Ewald]] [[Category:German sculptors|Mataré, Ewald]] [[Category:Modern sculptors|Mataré, Ewald]] [[Category:People from Aachen|Mataré, Ewald]] [[de:Ewald Mataré]] [[nl:Ewald Mataré]] [[no:Ewald Mataré]]